There are two artists under the name Optimo1 Optimo (Espacio) is the name of a long-running (since 1997), Sunday-night club based in Glasgow, ScotlandJD Twitch and JG Wilkes, the club's founders and resident DJs, are also collectively known as Optimo and regularly tour at clubs and festivals throughout the world Renowned for its diverse music policy, the club retains a reputation for adventurous innovation and hedonismCountless well established music artists have played at Optimo Examples include Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture, Peaches, Isolée, Shitdisco, Chicks on Speed, Liquid Liquid, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, Richie Hawtin, The Long Blondes, The Presets, Voxtrot, The Go! Team, The Kills, Sons and Daughters, Ivan Smagghe and DatarockThe technical side of the club has been written about in the Guardian Twitch and Wilkes were described by Pitchfork Media in 2006 as being "one of the best DJ duos going right now" In November 2006, Optimo appeared on Radio 1's "Essential Mix"Twitch and Wilkes have also remixed countless artists
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